Mandela does not believe that the oppressor is truly free. He argues that while an oppressor might enjoy certain privileges and material comforts, such freedom is superficial because it comes at the expense of denying fundamental rights to others. According to Mandela, true freedom is both moral and spiritual—a state of being that respects human dignity and equality. The oppressor, by inflicting suffering and injustice, remains internally imprisoned by hatred and cruelty. This moral bondage prevents him from experiencing the honourable freedoms that arise from mutual respect and justice. Thus, even if the oppressor seems free in a physical or material sense, he is not free in the deeper, more meaningful sense that Mandela envisions for a just and humane society.